Soccer Rally: Arena is a sports mobile application developed by LAVASKULL Games. This is an exciting soccer sports game with a twist—as instead of having humans as players, Soccer Rally utilizes cars as main game characters. Contrary to the popular belief that Rocket League was the one who founded the car soccer genre, Soccer Rally: Arena was actually the first one to be ever developed, as it was originally made from 2012 but disappeared and came back. It now has refurbished art design and newly-added 3-vs-3 car football mode packed alongside the soundtrack to give a more intense feel. On top of that, it also supports cross-platform online multiplayer for both iOS and Android.

Easy-to-learn but hard to master

Soccer Rally: Arena’s game mechanics are simple and easy to pick up, even for beginners. Set on a specialized soccer field, you will be placed into a team of three players wherein each player will drive a car and attempt to score a goal. However, you should not be deceived by its simplicity as this game requires an extreme depth of skills and strategies in order to succeed. 

As you take on the road of becoming Soccer Rally champion, you will be able to unlock and collect various cars that each contain different top speeds, acceleration, boost speeds, and unique handling. Thus, the challenge for you is to find the right one that will suit your playstyle. The game is fast-paced so it will require you and your car’s quick reflexes.

Climb your way up

Moreover, it uses top-down camera display which enables you to see your teammates, your opponents, and a greater view of the field. It also allows you to act fast in response to all the action happening. On a negative note, it could adversely affect your game controls as your arcade-style controls change depending on the direction that your car will face. 

Soccer Rally: Arena immensely supports multiplayer game mode—may it be online team play along with your circle of friends or with random game players. It also offers you an option to play ranked games, which you can set up privately on your own. This ranked party mode makes the game more exciting and challenging, as it will test your strategies and skills in order for you to show off the result of your training and practices which will reflect on the ELO rankings.

Promising concept but needs development

Overall, Soccer Rally: Arena has an excellent and fun game concept just like Rocket League. However, it relatively performs poor gameplay execution, as well as clunky and obscure game controls. This makes Rocket League a better alternative to satisfy your cravings for the best car football mobile game experience. It is fun to play in a short time but for a long period, it slowly stops being enjoyable.